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To: Richard Russell who wrote (29525)	3/5/1998 6:41:00 PM
From: Richard Russell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 53903

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 1998--Motorola, Inc. said today its first quarter 1998 sales are expected to be about the same as those for the first quarter a year ago, primarily because of the effects of weakened Asian currencies. Earnings are expected to be well below the expectations of the investment community. Although the Company said in January that it hoped the efforts of the International Monetary Fund and others might help stabilize Asian consumer confidence, with the exception of China, that does not appear to have occurred. Motorola is experiencing deflationary currency-influenced price competition coupled with traditional industry price competitiveness and certain semiconductor industry segment slowdowns that produced weaker than expected January and February results. Motorola expects that the most significant contributor to the shortfall of the Company's first-quarter results will be its Semiconductor Products Sector. The Sector's Consumer Systems Group and Components Group have been affected by significant softness in demand in Asia and increased price pressure in most other regional semiconductor markets, as competitors seek to maintain unit volume production and market share during this period of slower growth. More normal growth rates and pricing are being experienced in the Sector's Networking and Computing Systems, Wireless Subscriber Systems and Transportation Systems Groups.

To: Richard Russell who wrote (29525)	3/5/1998 6:53:00 PM
From: Richard Russell	Respond to of 53903

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 1998--Motorola, Inc. said today its first quarter 1998 sales are expected to be about the same as those for the first quarter a year ago, primarily because of the effects of weakened Asian currencies. Earnings are expected to be well below the expectations of the investment community. Although the Company said in January that it hoped the efforts of the International Monetary Fund and others might help stabilize Asian consumer confidence, with the exception of China, that does not appear to have occurred. Motorola is experiencing deflationary currency-influenced price competition coupled with traditional industry price competitiveness and certain semiconductor industry segment slowdowns that produced weaker than expected January and February results. Motorola expects that the most significant contributor to the shortfall of the Company's first-quarter results will be its Semiconductor Products Sector. The Sector's Consumer Systems Group and Components Group have been affected by significant softness in demand in Asia and increased price pressure in most other regional semiconductor markets, as competitors seek to maintain unit volume production and market share during this period of slower growth. More normal growth rates and pricing are being experienced in the Sector's Networking and Computing Systems, Wireless Subscriber Systems and Transportation Systems Groups.